Kawira Mwangaza

Kenyan politician who was Governor of Meru County from 2022 until her removal by Senate impeachment in August 2024, and earlier Member of the National Assembly for Meru County.

VerifiedLatest source dated 2025-03-17Last reviewed 2026-10-26

Who is Kawira Mwangaza?

Identity

Full name: Kawira Mwangaza^{[1, 2, 3]}
Also known as: Hon. Mwangaza, Kawira, Kawira
Status: Active

Selected former roles

Governor, County Government of Meru 2022-08 to 2024-08-21^{[2, 3, 4, 5]}
Member of the National Assembly (County Woman Representative), Meru County, National Assembly of Kenya 2017 to 2022^{[1, 2, 3]}
Chief Executive Officer, Mwangaza Distributors Ltd 2004 to 2008^[1]
Bishop, Baite Family Fellowship Church, Meru County ^[2]

Sources

Hon. Mwangaza, Kawira - Member profileParliament of Kenya, primary source
PROFILE: Kawira Mwangaza - From house-help to Meru GovernorCitizen Digital, 2022-08-19, secondary source
Kawira trounces Kiraitu, Linturi to win gubernatorial seatKenya News Agency, secondary source
Mwangaza v Speaker of the Senate of Kenya; Council of Governors & 6 others [2025] KEHC 3069 (KLR)Kenya Law, 2025-03-14, primary source
Mutuma sworn in as Meru governor after court dims MwangazaTNX Africa (The Standard Group), 2025-03-17, secondary source

Change history

2026-10-26 Record published.

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